{"id":73105,"date":"2015-06-04T00:02:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T06:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=73105"},"modified":"2023-04-12T06:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:26:19","slug":"2015-06-04-bp-podcast-125-the-key-to-business-success-with-michael-gerber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2015-06-04-bp-podcast-125-the-key-to-business-success-with-michael-gerber","title":{"rendered":"The Key to Business Success with Bestselling Author of The E-Myth Michael Gerber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could sit down with one of the best-selling business authors of all time and pick their brain? Lucky for you, that&#8217;s exactly what you get to do today here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a> where we interview <strong>Michael Gerber<\/strong>, author of <em>The E-Myth Revisited<\/em>. <em><strong>The E-Myth<\/strong><\/em> has been one of the most-frequently mentioned books from past guests on this Podcast, so we just had to sit down with Michael to talk about <strong>what makes some investors successful<\/strong> and other&#8217;s struggle continuously! Hint: It&#8217;s all about the system. \u00a0Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp125-michael-gerber-podcast-transcript-the-key-to-business-success\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC3618575912&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Podcast Here:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Key to Business Success with Bestselling Author of The E-Myth Michael Gerber | BP Podcast 125\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPXtqaXq95A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>This Show Sponsored By<\/h2>\n<p>We just wa<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RealtyShares.png\" alt=\"RealtyShares\" width=\"283\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">nted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> RealtyShares<\/strong>. RealtyShares is a crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in professionally managed properties without leaving your living room!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who <strong>Michael Gerber<\/strong> is<\/li>\n<li>How he\u00a0got to where he is now<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lessons<\/strong> that he learned early in life<\/li>\n<li>What exactly the <strong>&#8220;E-Myth&#8221;<\/strong> is<\/li>\n<li>The primary reason\u00a0why\u00a0businesses <strong>fail<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Working <strong><em>on<\/em><\/strong> your business vs. working <strong><em>in<\/em><\/strong> your business<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Turnkey-ing&#8221;<\/strong> a business<\/li>\n<li>How to invent and implement a <strong>system<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>One tip for a <strong>storage unit operator<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The four personalities in every business<\/li>\n<li>How to get a <strong>mentor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And SO much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/biggerpockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets&#8217; Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Webinar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2015\/04\/09\/bp-podcast-117maximizing-productivity-david-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Things Done with David Allen (podcast)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zoom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoToMeeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in this Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2an5sZr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The E-Myth<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Michael Gerber<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ai6KVX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Millionaire Next Door<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Thomas J. Stanley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/nomoney\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Book on Investing with No Money Down<\/em><\/a> by Brandon Turner<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2an5sZr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The E-Myth Revisited<\/a><\/em> by Michael Gerber<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aaWGjK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marketing for Business Growth<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Theodore Levitt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEvery small business is a school.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Don\u2019t get into something unless you\u2019re changing the world.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Passion is insufficient; persistence and dedication are absolutely critical.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Michael<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelegerbercompanies.com\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael&#8217;s Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:michael@michaelegerber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael&#8217;s Email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could sit down with one of the best-selling business authors of all time and pick their brain? 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